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9:35 AM ET, October 20, 2009

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Vanity Fair:
The Unreal Rise of Jon and Kate Gosselin  —  How did two average parents from rural Pennsylvania with an outsize brood rise to such dizzying heights of stardom and tabloid infamy?  The author peers behind the curtain of the biggest celebrity story of the year.  —  obu, Nobu, I want Nobu!
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Michael Ausiello / The Ausiello Files:
‘Glee’ exclusive: Joss Whedon to direct!  —  If I hadn't been warming to Glee already, this for sure would've begun defrosting me: Dollhouse-keeper Joss Whedon has agreed to direct one of the back nine episodes that Fox just ordered.  —  Turns out, the genius who gave us not only the …
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Whedonesque:
OMG!!!  —  This is epic news, my day just got a million times better!  —  I've squee'd my pants!  —  I think Glee is a mixed bag - from the sublime to the ridiculous - but some of it is just supernacular - and a little Joss-attention can only punch up what is good, and downplay what's kinda ordinary.
Michael Y. Park / People.com:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Reveals Nip Slip on Her View Return  —  Two months after giving birth to her third child, Elisabeth Hasselbeck waded right back into the gaggle of gab on The View Monday, even letting loose with an embarrassing revelation of her own.  —  First she shared a picture …
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Blog
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Breanne L. Heldman / E! Online:
Baby + Boob = Welcome Back, Elisabeth Hasselbeck!  —  Whitney Houston's wasn't the only near nip slip we got to see today.  —  Elisabeth Hasselbeck returned to The View after welcoming her third child, Isaiah, in early August.  While her reunion with Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Whoopi Goldberg …
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
Jay Leno's new time slot wreaks havoc for NBC affiliates  —  NBC's decision to move the talk show king to 10 p.m. is undermining viewership of local late-night newscasts, which are a crucial source of revenue for the network's affiliates.  —  Local NBC affiliates may not be able to tolerate …
Variety:
New Line knows ‘What Boys Want’  —  Selena Gomez attached to comedy pitch  —  New Line's decided to find out “What Boys Want,” snapping up the comedy pitch by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer and attaching teen star Selena Gomez to topline and Kevin Misher to produce.
omg!:
Psychiatrist describes Anna Nicole as addicted  —  LOS ANGELES - A psychiatrist who treated Anna Nicole Smith for drug dependency during her pregnancy said she tried to set up a program to wean her off prescription painkillers but found the celebrity model uncooperative and hostile during her stay in the hospital.
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Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
BREAKING NEWS: Mamie Gummer Is Engaged!  —  Meryl Streep's little girl is getting married!  —  Actress Mamie Gummer confirmed to Usmagazine.com that she and actor boyfriend Ben Walker are engaged.  —  “He proposed two days ago,” the actress, 26, announced Monday in New York at the Whitney Museum …
TMZ.com:
Heene Sentenced to Jail for L.A. Crime  —  TMZ has learned of more legal woes for Richard Heene.  He has a criminal record in L.A. and was sentenced to jail.  —  Heene was arrested in April 1997 and charged with misdemeanor vandalism, vehicle tampering, and disturbing the peace.
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ComingSoon.net:
3 Minute and 30 Second Avatar Trailer Coming!!  —  ComingSoon.net has confirmed that 20th Century Fox will debut a new trailer for James Cameron's Avatar in theaters this Friday, October 23rd!  The trailer, which clocks in at roughly around 3 minutes and 30 seconds, won't be coming online until October 29th.
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Dana Goodyear / New Yorker:
MAN OF EXTREMES  —  The Return of James Cameron.
Kyle Buchanan / Movieline:
The Verge: Dominic Cooper  —  You're also in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, where you play a very dark character who appears to be advocating for rape as a transformational experience.  I know John Krasinski had actors in mind for each role...how did he come to you?
E! Online:
Ouch!  Rogue Shoe Buckle Sends Kelly Osbourne to Hospital After Dancing  —  You wouldn't know it to look at her, but Kelly Osbourne ended her paso doble in pain.  —  The unexplained injury that resulted in her gingerly dancing the group hustle in bare feet also led to a visit …
Discussion: Bitten and Bound and iVillage
Nathan Rabin / A.V. Club:
Bronson Pinchot  —  Bronson Pinchot will forever be best known as the zany, loveable goofball immigrant from the hit '80s sitcom Perfect Strangers, but he's racked up an impressive résumé of character roles in film, stage, and television.  A Yale graduate, Pinchot made his film debut …
Discussion: Movieline
TMZ.com:
Pageant to Prejean: Give Us Breast Money Back  —  Officials from the Miss California pageant are sending a message to Carrie Prejean — three can play that game!  —  The production company that runs the pageant is filing a cross complaint against Prejean, demanding, among other things …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Nadya Suleman on Jon Gosselin: “I Think He's Hot!”  —  Jon and Nadya plus 22?  —  If things go sour with girlfriend Hailey Glassman, Jon Gosselin has at least one other admirer: Nadya Suleman.  —  “I kind of have a crush on Jon Gosselin,” the single mother of fourteen quipped to Radaronline.com.
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
Shankman Takes “Rock of Ages”  —  “Hairspray” helmer Adam Shankman is signing on to direct and choreograph “Rock of Ages,” the screen version of the Broadway musical for New Line Cinema.  —  The film will begin production by next summer, and will be released by Warner Bros. in 2011.
Discussion: Collider and EW.com
Ali Jaafar / Variety:
Universal's ‘Summer’ bummer  —  Cate Blanchett starrer ‘Indian’ put on back burner  —  In a mark of how challenging the environment for upscale, adult-oriented drama has become, Universal Pictures has put Working Title's Cate Blanchett starrer “Indian Summer” on ice.
Discussion: EW.com, Movieline and The Playlist
Tim Stack / Hollywood Insider:
‘Glee’ Exclusive: ‘Spring Awakening’ star Jonathan Groff to join the show  —  EW has exclusively learned that Lea Michele's Spring Awakening co-star, Jonathan Groff (seen most recently in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock) is coming on board Glee for five or six episodes playing the lead male singer …
Discussion: AfterElton.com and Socialite Life
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Justin and Jessica: Can Mom's Wishful Thinking Save Relationship?  —  Justin Timberlake was swinging solo in Sin City this weekend, but his mom, Lynn Harless, insists he's not on the market.  —  When E! News asked what kind of lady she'd like to see her son with, Harless said, “The one he's with now is awesome.”
Kristin Dos Santos / E! Online:
Spoiler Chat: Who's Crossing Over Next on Grey's And Private Practice?  —  ABC/MICHAEL DESMOND; ABC/Richard Cartwright  —  Could Izzie (Katherine Heigl) be running away to L.A. to hang with Addison (Kate Walsh)?  —  Or maybe it's McSteamy (Eric Dane) who's heading down south—what?
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Biggest Loser’ companion set at NBC  —  Jillian Michaels to host; eight episodes ordered  —  NBC has ordered a companion series to its reality hit “The Biggest Loser” starring tough-love trainer Jillian Michaels.  —  The network has picked up eight episodes of “Losing It With Jillian” …
Cindy Crawford / Us Weekly:
Megan Fox Changes Her Tune on Transformers  —  Looks like Megan Fox is done trashing Transformers.  —  While promoting Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen earlier this summer, the actress, 23, said on CBS' Early Show that the sequel made no sense and could cause “a migraine headache.”
TMZ.com:
Richard Heene — Check Out My Theme Songs!  —  Richard Heene was so committed to getting his own reality show, he even went so far as to come up with his theme music — because every wacky amateur scientist/handyman needs good theme music.  —  Heene worked with a guy named Smokey Miles …
Discussion: TV Tattle
 
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